Is Sewell Avenue in Wokingham a nice place to live?

Sewell Avenue is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Sewell Avenue is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Sewell Avenue is located in the Emmbrook ward of the Wokingham district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.420538, -0.846781
Grid Ref SU802696
Suburb Wokingham
Constituency Wokingham
Postcodes RG11 1NS, RG11 1NT, RG41 1NS, RG41 1NT

House Prices

The average house price in Sewell Avenue is 100% higher than the rest of Wokingham. The last sale we have on record is 74 Sewell Avenue, that sold for £685,000. The average house price in Wokingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sewell Avenue

Date No. Type Price
08/12/2022 74 Detached £685,000
02/11/2021 75 Semi £430,000
15/10/2021 32 Detached £590,000
27/08/2021 21 Detached £530,000
30/06/2021 66 Semi £405,000
16/10/2020 31 Semi £493,000
11/09/2020 53 Terrace £400,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Sewell Avenue, Berkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Sewell Avenue during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Sewell Avenue and compared that to the average for the Emmbrook ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sewell Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Emmbrook ward

Social economic statistics for Sewell Avenue

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Sewell Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sewell Avenue is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Sewell Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sewell Avenue are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Sewell Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sewell Avenue are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Sewell Avenue are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Sewell Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sewell Avenue are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Sewell Avenue

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Sewell Avenue.

Unemployment in Sewell Avenue

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0% of Sewell Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sewell Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sewell Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Sewell Avenue is 18.33% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.93% of Sewell Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sewell Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Sewell Avenue is 29.87% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.13% of properties in Sewell Avenue are private rented and 0% are social rented.
91.87% of residents of Sewell Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Sewell Avenue residents

The proportion if Sewell Avenue residents born in the UK is 9.28% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.07% of Sewell Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
91.93% of Sewell Avenue residents were born in the UK

Sewell Avenue Summary

With house prices in Sewell Avenue more than the average for Berkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Sewell Avenue is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Sewell Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Sewell Avenue maybe difficult.

Sewell Avenue has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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